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EUNUCH
eunuch, castrate
(noun) a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; “eunuchs guarded the harem”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
eunuch (plural eunuches)
A castrated human male.
Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials.
(in translations of ancient texts) A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.
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• gelding
Source: Wiktionary
Eu"nuch, n. Etym: [L. eunuchus, Gr.
Definition: A male of the human species castrated; commonly, one of a class of such persons, in Oriental countries, having charge of the women's apartments. Some of them, in former times, gained high official rank.
Eu"nuch, Eu"nuch*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. eunuchare.]
Definition: To make a eunuch of; to castrate. as a man. Creech. Sir. T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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